First update today: Chapter 1308! 1/3!
Xu Kun received Xuan Shiba's reply through his soul and smiled faintly.
With Xuan Shiba as an insider—especially one favored by the newly appointed Tortoise Sovereign—despite being only Heavenly King-level, he had already become the new Tortoise Sovereign's adviser and could learn of every move made by the Black Tortoise Race!
Through Xuan Shiba's ears, Xu Kun had learned every detail of the two plans the tortoises had discussed earlier!
If the Black Tortoise Race truly refused to hand over Yi, things would be rather difficult on his end!
Fortunately, Yi's temperament was unlike Tian's. He did not want to hide like a cowardly turtle!
Still, if things went according to Yi's wishes, Xu Kun would indeed agree. But agreeing so readily would seem far too deliberate!
After all, if you were not confident you could defeat your opponent in a single move, why would you agree to such an unreasonable demand?
Your scheme might be clever, but don't treat everyone else like an idiot!
Xu Kun was confident and proud, but he was not about to let someone manipulate him with a little provocation!
Therefore, to ensure Yi's self-destructive plan could proceed smoothly, Xu Kun used Xuan Shiba to supplement Yi's plan and turn the scheme against its maker!
Only baiting them with benefits could make the enemy lower their guard!
Provocation plus temptation could form a perfect loop, turning it into a combination punch—a chain of schemes!
At this point, the plan was flawless!
Yet within this seemingly impeccable plan, one link was crucial to its success!
That was whether Yi's defenses could withstand a single attack from Xu Kun!
In the past, anyone who asked such a question would have been laughed to death!
No one who knew how powerful